How to Write Micro-fiction
A step-by-step to write a micro-fiction story
Last year, I became addicted to writing micro-fiction.
It all started with Twitter and the hashtag #vss365. Daily, a word-prompt is posted, and you have to write a story up to 280 characters, that includes the #word. I also participated in a few #SeducemeSunday prompts.
When Twitter became highly distractive (meaning: a massive weapon of procrastination), I gave it up. My priority was to write my novel, and I was doing anything but.
I stopped participating in #vss365, but my passion for micro-fiction was well alive. I kept writing and publishing it; honing my skills: not only for micro-fiction but as a fiction writer.
Micro-fiction is much more than compact a story: it’s an arduous version of fiction writing. Let me elucidate you why:
What is micro-fiction?
A micro-fiction piece is a story told in 300 or fewer words. It’s a subset of flash fiction, which limits stories to 1000 words.
Ernest Hemingway wrote the most famous micro-story. He used only six words:
For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
The challenge of writing a micro-story is to make every word count. You must pick…
